The list of temples, churches and mosques I have visited is
endless and at times it gets repetitive. However, when the Sheikh Zayed Mosque
was in front of me, it took my breath away. The mosque was only built in 1996
and completed by 2007 and accommodates 41,000 people at once, which makes it
the largest in the country.
This has been a place I have wanted to visit for years and
was probably the only thing I had to see and experience before leaving the UAE.
While travelling in Morocco last year, I found so much peace spending time at
several mosques. Being there, listening to the call for prayers and the
atmosphere just brought me so much harmony and set my mind at ease. In some
way, maybe due to my Persian background, a mosque strangely reminds me of home.
All these feelings were experienced yet
again as I entered the Sheikh Zayed Mosque during this week.
As much fun it is as a fan for photography, the mosque
definitely stands out and it is gorgeous. After the necessary photos have been
taken, I wouldn’t mind spending hours at a mosque like this. Somehow, it has
made my thoughts go all kind of places and I’m curious to see what will come
out these thoughts.
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